Posted on 03/14/21
| News Source: i24
Remark comes amid drop of morbidity rates and further easing of restrictions
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Saturday “there will be no lockdown during Passover,” speaking to broadcaster Channel 13 less than two weeks ahead of the general vote on March 23.
The Jewish holiday of Passover begins on March 27.
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“Unless a new [vaccine resistant] variant arrives within a few days, we will not impose a lockdown and when the children ask the question that is in the Haggadah, ‘how is this night different from the others?’ you can answer them: ‘we are vaccinated,’” the Israeli premier jested, referring to a famous proverb traditionally read during the Passover meal.
Netanyahu’s remarks come in the wake of coronavirus cases plummeting in the country, and despite some concerns voiced by Health Ministry officials who urged caution. Read more at i24